Name: Haloferax gibbonsii Juez et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gib.bon’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. gibbonsii, of Gibbons, named for the Canadian microbiologist N.E. Gibbons, one of the pioneers in the study of halobacteria

Pronunciation, gender: gib-BON-si-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33959; DSM 4427; JCM 8863; MA2.38; NBRC 102184; VKM B-1756

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16S rRNA gene: AB663376 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Juez G, Rodriguez-Valera F, Ventosa A, Kushner DJ. Haloarcula hispanica spec. nov. and Haloferax gibbonsii spec. nov., two new species of extremely halophilic archaebacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:75-79.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 22. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:573-576.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 11 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Haloferax Torreblanca et al. 1986

Assigned by: Juez G, Rodriguez-Valera F, Ventosa A, Kushner DJ. Haloarcula hispanica spec. nov. and Haloferax gibbonsii spec. nov., two new species of extremely halophilic archaebacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:75-79.

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